TO MY REVIEWERS
COUNT DOWN TO THE MOVIE HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN!!!!!!!!!
04/25/2004 40 DAYS (counting from the day after since I post late at night)
I wish I did own Harry Potter but I don't it all belongs to the Great JK Rowling. All rights to Harry Potter belong to her and Warner Brothers and any publishers that are involved. I own nothing and do this all for fun.
On one of the fan fics I read there was a note saying that there is a rumor that we are not supposed to respond to our reviewers in our chapters. So for now I won't do that, but as soon as I find out for sure I will either have full responses or just a list of everyone who has reviewed since my last post. I will say this though, I love that you are reading and reviewing. Thank you so much. Lots of HP love to all my reviewers.
CAN LOVE FIND ME NOW
CHAPTER 21
LOVE IS IN THE AIR
Harry and his friends spent the next few days doing nothing but cleaning in the morning. Molly had everyone working to keep the house clean; since it was so big (she let them know it took her too long to get it clean). She had managed to get the house in order over the past year and planned to keep it that way. She wanted to keep them busy and their minds occupied. The children to her were being just to quit for their own good. She knew they were already missing their friends but that was something that she could not change. In her mind she felt that Dumbledore should have let the other two stay longer. Harry needed all his friends around him. The more happiness he had around him the better off he would be, (as a mother she knew this all to well) Ginny was her best example. To her no child should have to suffer as much as Harry had and she was going to make sure while he's there with her that he would have nothing but good times (and a little cleaning). During that week the four cleaned without any problems. They would do their assigned tasks, no questions asked.
There were two problems that needed to be fixed, one being Mrs. Black's portrait and the Black family tree that hung on the wall in the parlor. These were problems that Harry and Remus thought about each and every day. Since it was magic (a permanent sticking charm) (found in OOTP) that held them in place, he had to find a way around it. Remus brought over some books for them to research ways to get rid of the charm but didn't have any luck. So now Hermione and Harry were trying to come up with a muggle way to rid the house of the offending objects. They had a few ideas but weren't sure if they would use them. They had decided that maybe cutting the picture out of the frame but it still would be attached to the wall. Ron had suggested burning it until it was ash but then there was the problem that the house would catch on fire. They played out every idea and found problems with each one.
One afternoon just after their morning cleaning, they sat so tired they couldn't move. Everything was cleaned and wouldn't have to be cleaned thoroughly again for two weeks. They would have the next two weeks to go through the trunk again. He was enjoying reading about the Potter family history. So far from what they found out in the book his father was a pureblood wizard, and most of his family was the same. There were a few Great-Uncles and oneGreat-Aunt that had married a muggle (a few great-great-great Uncles that had married muggles). There was a hint that he may be related to one of the Hogwarts founders. They would find out tonight which one and Harry was so afraid that it would be Salazar Slytherin. There had been rumors about it in his second year at Hogwarts but they had proved that Voldemort was Salazar's heir. The feeling that hung over his head was fear and excitement. He knew that he could talk to snakes because of Voldemort; he was connected to him because of the scar and some of his magic going to Harry and he wanted those things to be the only thing he shares with him.
Their rest ended when Molly called to them that lunch was ready. Today only, the four teenagers and Molly were present in the house. Fred and George would be there for dinner, they had sent an owl telling Harry they were coming with gifts (had to be supplies for pranks) and wanted a private meeting. Sixth year was looking up as far as Harry was concerned. He was starting the Marauders up again and would be pulling pranks every now and then. He was going to do his best to have fun and not worry too much; yes he knew he needed to keep his guard up because of Voldemort. How could he ever forget that little problem; that had haunted him for five years now (unless you count the year he was one) and who knew how many more. Two more years of school and he would be on his own, as long as Voldemort was gone; he would be able to have a normal life. Time would tell how it all would end; he just hoped that it would be a good ending. He looked up to see Ginny giving him a confused look. He gave her one of his sweetest smiles and went back to eating his lunch.
"She will corner me later and ask what I was thinking about" he thought.
She just knew him to well, sometimes it scared him and other times he was glad she did. After lunch they all would go back up stairs and spend the rest of the day with each other (with Hermione and Ron). When they had finished their lunch Molly shooed them out of the kitchen and told them the rest of the day was theirs to have fun.
After lunch the four headed up stairs to Harry's room, they were going to read more of the Potter history. Once behind closed doors, Hermione went straight to the trunk and pulled out the book. She seemed more excited about finding about whom he was related to then he was. Hermione headed over to the love seat and began to read again. Ron just sat there and watched her in his own little world. Harry and Ginny sat on Harry's bed looking at other things in the trunk. They had picked one of the small boxes to look at today. His hands were shaking so bad he didn't think he could open it with out dropping it. Ginny just laid her hand on his kneeand he felt calmer, opening the box both gasped atwhat was in side of it. There setting in a bed of red velvet was a clasp that men used to hold their cloaks at the neck. Set at each point of the crest was a gem; Yellow Topaz by the griffin, Emerald by the wizard with the wand, Sapphire by the two wands, Diamond by the Goddess, and Ruby by the Phoenix on the branch. Ginny gasped at the site of this piece of jewelry. Ron and Hermione looked over at the two when they heard the noise. Harry motioned for them to come over. Hermione was the first to speak once she and Ron made it over to the bed.
"Oh Harry that crest is beautiful. What is it?"
"It's my family crest, by what Dumbledore told me. He said as each member of my family marries the new blood line will show up on the crest. I thought once we get back to Hogwarts I could look up each symbol and see what bloodlines they are for. I am guessing the Griffin could be for Gryffindor."
"I would say that your guess is right. Just before Ginny gasped I found here on page 526 that you are a descendant of Godric Gryffindor. Harry you are related to one of the four founders of Hogwarts. I'm not sure if it was his son or daughter, but we will know soon enough."
"Harry, the wizard with the wand looks a lot like Professor Dumbledore. Do you think he may be a distant relative?"
"I'm not sure Ron but we will find out all we need once we can get a hold of some books on wizarding families."
"I wonder if there is one here since Sirius was a pureblood. Do you think Remus would know Harry?"
"I will ask him for you Hermione, I'm sure with the way that Mrs. Black was she would have books on that."
"When will he be back?"
"Well in ten days we have to go to the reading of Sirius's will, so he should be back at least a day or two before that."
"So, that gives us five to seven days before he gets back. That will give me time to finish reading your family history and see if there is something in here about the other bloodlines. If I haven't found anything by then we can ask him."
"Hermione if you are doing all the reading what are we going to do. We should help too. I know I want to help as much as I can."
"Well Ron you can start studying the notes on the Animagus transformation information. That way you can figure out a plan if we need one, so when we are ready we can go by that ok?"
"OK Hermione, I guess I can do that."
"Ron you could help me and Ginny go through the trunk. There is so much in here that we need to look at."
"You can help us today with the trunk and then later on we can work on the Animagus parchments together."
"Ok now that we have that settled, I'm going to get back to reading and you three can keep going through the trunk."
Hermione went back over to the love seat and the other three went back to looking at the clasp. Harry put it back into the box and sat it aside. He pulled out the next small box, and opened it. Lying on white silk was a necklace in the shape of a Lily flower, with a yellow Topaz in the center. This had to be something to do with his mother. His father must have gotten it for her. He closed it up, and sat it with the other box. The three found many different types of jewelry from the men and women of the Potter family. The more they looked the more Harry knew that they would have to do a lot of research to know more but that was ok for him. He was learning about his family and that is all that mattered to him right now and he was doing it with his friends.
Time passed to soon for the four, Mrs. Weasley was calling up the stairs that it was time for dinner. When they got into the kitchen, it was a full house. There at the table sat Kingsley Shackblot, Tonks, Emmeline Vance, Dedalus Diggle, Elphias Doge, Hestia Jones, and Sturgis Podmore along with the Weasley's. With most of the Order there Harry wondered where Remus was, was there no one with him. The four went over to help put the food on the table then took their seats. To say the least dinner was a lively affair, with so many conversations it was hard to keep up with what was being said. After dinner there would be another Order meeting so the teens went up to bed.
The next six days went by in a flash. Each day would start out the same breakfast, sending messages to Luna and Neville, going through the trunk, reading the parchments for Animagus training and reading the Potter history. In between all of these things they did; they would break for lunch and dinner. Time was growing near, to near for Harry's taste. August the sixteenth was getting closer. The tensions were high at #12 Grimmauld Place, everyone walked around like there was glass on the floor. "The Will" would be read in just four days time, Remus wasn't back yet. Harry didn't know weather to worry or not since Remus said he would be back in time. Harry had many questions about his family that he hoped Remus couldanswer but he knew that if he couldn't then Hermione's waywould be the only course to follow. He didn't care for all the reading they would have to do but in the end it would all be worth it to find out about his family. Night soon fell over the house and it was time once again to head to bed. Harry and Ginny decided to take some time for their selves tonight. Ron and Hermione didn't argue with them any, they had wanted alone time too.
The two hours they spent in Harry's room; they tried out the concentration exercises for the Animagus training. The six had agreed to practice each night for at least thirty minutes. They talked about what they had found in the trunk so far and how they thought it related to his fathers family. Tonight she had brought up the subject of Dean, (which had scared him a little) and how she was going to talk to him on the train. They sat in a comfortable silence for quite a while and were falling asleep. Ginny had her head on his shoulder and his rested on hers. They had been holding hands the whole time they were together. The two were so relaxed they didn't hear the knock on the door. Molly peaked into Harry's room and saw the pair sitting on the love seat almost asleep. She hated to bother them (they just looked so sweet and comfortable) but she knew there was no way that they would be sleeping together in any way, shape, or form. She shook her daughter lightly trying not to wake Harry up yet, but he woke first.
"Sorry Aunt Molly we were talking and just got comfortable."
"No harm done; Harry dear. Do you want to help me get this one to bed?"
"I can carry her if you want"
"If that's not a problem and I can get her bed ready for her while you bring her down."
"Ok, I've carried her before so it's not a problem"
"I don't want to bother you since you were sleeping too Harry, I can manage her if I have to"
"No, I want to help. You just get her bed ready and I will be right behind you"
"All right dear, if you say so"
With that, she headed out the door, with Harry following behind her carrying a sleeping Ginny. He took his time going down the stairs, (he didn't want to drop her) and made his way into the room. Ron and Hermione were sitting there blushing about twenty shades of red, (I wonder what they were caught doing) and looking at the floor. Her bed covers were already pulled back and her mother had a nightdress in her hands. Harry placed her on the bed and gave a gentle kiss to her forehead and whispered goodnight in her ear. He walked over to Ron and pulled him out of the room.
"Goodnight" was called over their shoulders as they left.
They walked in silence to Ron's room and said goodnight. After dropping Ron off at his room Harry headed up to his room for the night. As he got ready for bed a feeling of dread came over him, not sure why he climbed into his bed. For over thirty minutes he tried to clear his mind but the feeling kept coming back. This to Harry was a bad sign for a night filled with nightmares but he swore he would try to sleep on his own. An hour past, then two, now it had been three hours since he had went to bed and the feeling was still there. Slowly his eyes closed, and he fell into a restless sleep.
DREAM
"Wormtail why are you late coming to me, you had two days to report back. I am not happy with you, what news do you have for me?"
"My Lord we were ambushed by the werewolf and Auror's were everywhere. Nott and Avery led them right to the hideout they were using. I tried to get back to you Mater but they put wards up and I could not change. It was not my fault Master; I am your most faithful servant"
"Quiet Wormtail, you have failed me. Did you punish them as I told you to do if they failed?"
"Yes My Lord I put the Cruciatus Curse on them as you said. They are out side waiting for their punishment from you My Lord"
"Did they find what they were looking for Wormtail?"
"No My lord, they failed to find the artifact you requested"
"You will go to that muggle loving family that you lived with and find out what I want or you will suffer. I will not stand for more failure, do not fail me again Wormtail"
"No My Lord I will not fail you, I will find out where the boy is and where the artifact is"
"Good Wormtail, you need to be back here in five days time, we will strike Azkaban in seven days to retrieve my other deatheater's.
"Yes My Lord, I will return in five days"
"Crucio"
END OF DREAM
Harry bolted up in his bed, breathing hard, and sweating so bad his bed was soaking wet. Trying to catch his breath, he reached for his wand and brought the dream back to his mind. He stuck his wand to his temple and removed the memory of what just happened. He knew he would never get back to sleep after that little show from Voldemort, he could still feel the tingling from the after affects of feeling the curse. He looked over at the clock, god only midnight (well that was a waste of two hours) and six hours until the sun would rise. Harry got out of bed and put on his robe, he headed down stairs to get a glass of water in hopes that someone would be up that could give him the Dreamless sleep potion that Dumbledore had left for him. As he reached the bottom step there was a noise at the front door, he froze on the last step. What was going on? Was some one trying to get in? He felt around in his robe for his wand, (dang I laid it back on the night stand) with the dream fresh in his mind, (could it be that Deatheater's found him) he shot for the kitchen. Bill was sitting at the table reading over some parchments and was in his own world.
"Bill it sounds like someone is trying to break in the front door"
"Do you have your wand?"
"No I left it up stairs on my night stand"
"Stay put, if you hear me yell for Kreacher then hid. Do you understand just hide"
"OK, I promise I will hide if you yell for Kreacher"
"Good stay put"
With that Bill ran out of the kitchen to the front door. He stood there for a few minutes and listened. At first he heard no sound at all, then there was a loud boom on the other side of the door. Cautiously he readied himself for what would happen next.
"Yes who is it; do you know what time it is?"
"Bill, Bill Weasley is that you?"
"Who's there?"
"Tonks"
"How do I know that you are Tonks?"
"I went to school with your brother Charlie"
""What do I wear in my ear?"
"You have long read hair and a fang hanging from your ear, now open up we have a major problem".
With that answer he knew that it was the real Tonks, he slowly opened the door. What he saw made his blood run cold. He moved aside so they could move into the house. Tonks, Snape, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sturgis Podmore were carrying Remus Lupin. He had red burn marks on his face, like someone had placed a small red hot paw there. His cloak was shredded in different places. He knew that Harry was not going to take this well but he needed him to come help.
"Take him to the parlor, Harry get in here now"
"Bill what's going on, who was at the door?"
"Go up stairs and get mum now, we need her now. I will answer your questions later"
"Alright"
Harry ran up the stairs at top speed, and then stopped outside of Molly's door. He couldn't just barge in there that was not proper. So he just started to bang on the door.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM,
MRS. WEASLEY YOU GOT TO COME,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM,
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM
MRS WEASLEY PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR BILL NEEDS YOU DOWN STAIRS.
Arthur opened the door looking like he was going to kill the person on the other side. Harry gave him an apologetic look and explained what had happened, (the parts that he knew) and said Bill needed Molly down stairs now. He let Harry know to go tell Bill she was on her way and not to worry too much. Once he got back down stairs the hallway was clear. He went back into the kitchen but no one was there; so he headed back to the front hallway. Just as he got there Molly was just coming down that last bit of stairs. She asked no questions she just went straight to the parlor. Harry followed right behind her so he could find out what happened. Molly sat down next to Remus and started looking over him to see how much damage had been done. She asked many questions of the others that had brought him in.
"What in the name of Merlin made these marks on his face Tonks?"
"We're not sure Molly, when we got there all hell was breaking lose. All I can tell you is that there was two or four deatheater's hold up in a shack. Remus and a few of the Order had it blocked where they couldn't get out. Next thing I know is the wall is blown apart and then I heard Remus screaming."
"But…what could have…done this? I have never in my life seen marks like this"
In the smallest whisper from the back of the room Snape caught the words.
"I…can…tell…you"
"Mr. Potter what are you doing here"
"I…saw…Voldemort…Wormtail…Dreamless Potion…Bill…Wormtail"
"Mr. Potter you are not making any since, please explain yourself now"
He was in so much shock he didn't even pay any mind to the Professor and walked over to Molly. He looked her in the eye, trying not to cry at what he saw. He sat down on her lag and hugged her harder then he had ever hugged anyone in his life. Then in the smallest voice he told her what happened to Remus Lupin.
"It was Wormtail, Aunt Molly…he…has a…sliver hand…he can change into a rat. See (tracing his fingers over the small paw print) these are his paw prints. Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew; he was the friend that betrayed my parents. Voldemort gave him a silver hand the night he came back in the graveyard. Is Remus going to be alright?"
"Harry I will do what I can for him, Bill send word to Dumbledore we may need Poppy to look at him. Harry go and set with Tonks and let me look him over ok"
"Yes Ma'am"
Sitting down beside Tonks, all he could think about was he was going to lose someone else that meant the world to him. Tonks noticing his demeanor patted him on the back and tried to tell him everything as going to be ok. Fifteen minutes later Dumbledore and a very irate Poppy Pomfrey arrived. Molly moved away and spoke to Dumbledore and told him what Harry had said. Shaking his head in conformation to the news he walked over to Harry.
"Harry, come with me to the kitchen and we will get you taken care of."
"But sir is Remus going to be ok?"
"Poppy will let us know soon but we have to give her time to check him over to make sure all is well."
"Ok"
While they were in the kitchen he told Dumbledore about the dream or vision (he couldn't be sure what it was any more) and that he had put it into the pensive (he gave him a smile) so he could show it to him or Mr. Weasley. He also told him how he had came down the stairs and heard the banging at the door and what he thought was going on. Dumbledore took him back to the parlor to see how things were going and to see if there was any news on how Remus was. Poppy informed them that he would be alright and that Kingsley levitated him to his room and that for right now he needed rest. She told Harry (because he looked so worried) that he could see him in the morning. Molly took him up the stairs and put him back into bed and then pulled out a vile and told him to drink it all. She informed him it was the Dreamless potion, gave him a back breaking hug and told him she would see him at breakfast. He was able to look at the clock and see that it was 1:30 before he fell into a dreamless sleep.
Thank you again to all my reviewers. I would not ever forget to say thanks you to you all. Until the next is up Happy reading and remember……….read and review me, good or bad……